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Fruits and Fruit- Trees. 



way, with nice little orange-coloured fruits. Here, also, 

 may be mentioned the little-known fruit supplied by the 

 Casimiroa edulis, a Mexican tree belonging to the same 

 great tribe as the Aurantiaceae, though technically in a 

 different section. In figure and colour it resembles a St. 

 Michael's orange, but is described as, when in perfection, 

 in appearance more like a quince, whence the provisional 

 name of "Mexican apple." This most interesting 

 addition to our indoor dessert -fruits seems only to want 

 attention in order to become a general favourite. It has 

 ripened successfully at Kylemore Castle, Galway.* 



* See, for further particulars, the Gardeners' Chronicle, October 

 1 3th, 1877. 



